Horseshoe.



B. COURLAENDER, J11.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5, 1916.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

INVENTOR:%

WITNESSES:

ii STAT BERNARD COUBLAENDER, JR., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRD T0 MORRIS ROSENBAUM AND QNE-THIRD TO JAMES A.MURPHEY, BOTH OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

nonsnsrron.

Application filed January 5, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BERNARD COURLAEN- DER,J12, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in theState of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Horseshoes, whereof the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

My invention may be employed with particular advantage in theconstruction of horseshoes which may be drop forged or cast or otherwisebe ready made, by successive casting and forging processes so as tominimize the amount of farrier work required to fit and apply them.

It is the object of my invention to provide a horseshoe with means toprevent sliping thereof, so constructed and arranged as to afford anauxiliary wearing surface at the regions of the shoe which are subjectedto the most attrition.

As hereinafter described, my invention provides a horseshoe with a toecalk forming a continuous annular frame around a recess adapted toreceive and hold grit from the road; thus affording a frictional bearingsurface within said frame.

tice that such hollow calks were worn away of the shoe and also at theside of the front Specification of Letters Patent.

I found in practhan the metal surface of said calk.

gcalk is reinforced at the front edge of its frame, at the mediallongitudinal line 8, by

Patented Mar. 30?, 1915.

Serial No. 577.

upon that side so as to give the shoe a tendency to roll upon that sidewhich is opposite to the side which is caused to roll by the action ofthe horse; so that, in the most complex form of my invention, thetendency to maximum wear upon one side of the toe of the shoe iscounteracted both by the con struction and arrangement of the toe call:and by the construction and arrangement of the heel calks in cooperativerelation therewith.

My invention includes the various novel features of construction andarrangement hereinafter more definitely specified.

In the drawing; Figure I is an inverted plan view of a horseshoeembodying my invention. Fig. II is a rear elevation of said shoe. Fig.III is a central sectional view of said shoe taken on the line III, IIIin Fig. I.

In said figures; the horseshoe 1 is provided with fullering 2 and nailholes 3 in its quarters and has at its toe the hollow oalk 5 extendingas a continuous frame around the recess 6 which acts as a receptacle forgrit from the road, affording a surrface with a greater coeflicient offriction Said the projection 9 extending inwardly with respect to saidrecess 6 and affording apof the calk which is given a rollingscrapproximately double the width of wearing ing movement by the actionof the horse. Therefore, I provide such a hollow calk with an auxiliarywearing surface on the medial line of the shoe extending inwardly, fromthe inner margin of said frame so as to afford a wearing surface at thatregion approximately double the width, from front 11 to rear, of theother portions of the front of said frame, and extend said framelaterally upon the side which is subjected to the rolling action so asto not only afford a wearing surface there approximately double thewidth of the narrower portions of the frame but project said lateralsurface laterally beyond the normal contour of the shoe so as to bringsuch lateral wearing surface in longitudinal alinement with a calk uponthe heel of the shoe at that side; the opposite heel of the shoe beingalso provided with a calk, but the latter being out of longitudinalalinement with the edge of the front calk surface afforded by theadjoining front portions of siid frame; such proportions beingdetermined by the fact that it is' desirable to have said recess 6 ofthe greatest area possible with the continued maintenance of the call:frame surrounding it during the wear to which the shoe is subjected byuse. Said hollow calk 5 is also extended laterally at 11 so as toproject beyond the normal conifiguration of the shoe indicated by theefdotted line 12, at that side of the shoe toe which is subjected torolling attrition by the action of the horse; and said calk is alsoextended longitudinally at said side, as injdicated at 14, so as toafford an auxiliary wearing surface at that side, of approximatelydouble the width of the adjoining portions of the call: frame. The heels15 and 16 of said shoe are respectively provided with calks 18 and 19,preferably pointed both at their front and rear ends which is caused toroll by the action of the horse, while affording additional supporttending to prevent the latter rolling action. It may be observedthat ifeither of the calks 18 or 19 were omitted there would be a greaterfreedom for the shoe to respond to V the rolling action of the horse,and that the greatest maximum of distance to such action is afiorded bythe described action of the heel calks in cooperative relation with thetoe calk.

Although I prefer to form the heel calks with the rhombic configurationshown; it is to be understood that they may be otherwise shaped, forinstance, either or both of them may be formed with a recess to receiveand hold grit from the road, like the toe calk. Moreover, although Ihave shown a shoe with an auxiliary projection of the toe calk towardthe left hand side thereof, when the shoe is in wearing position, it is,of course, to be understood that shoes may be provided with suchprojections toward either side.

I do not desire to limit myself to the precise details of constructionand arrangement of my invention herein set forth, as it is obvious thatvarious modifications may be made therein without departing from theessential features thereof as defined in the appended claims.

I claim 1. In a horseshoe, the combination with a around a recessadapted to receive and hold grit from the road, and having an auxiliarywearing surface on the medial line of the shoe extending inwardly fromthe inner margin of said frame, in said recess, affording a wearingsurface at that region approximately double the width, from front torear, of the other portions of the front of said frame, and having anauxiliary wearing surface of said frame extending laterally upon oneside thereof so as to afford a wearin surface, at that side,approximately double the width of the narrower portions of the frame andprojecting laterally beyond the normal contour of the shoe; of a call:upon the heel of the shoe, at that side, in longitudinal alinement withsa1d lateral wearing surface; and a calk upon the opposite heel of theshoe; the latter call: being out of longitudinal alinement with the edgeof the front calk upon that side; whereby the shoe has a tendency toroll upon that side of the toe opposite to the'side which is caused toroll by the action of the horse, so that the tendency to maximum wearupon one side of the toe of the shoe, by the rolling action of thehorse, is counteracted both by the construction and arrangement of thetoe calk and by the construction and arrangement of the heel calks incooperative relation therewith. r e

2. In a horseshoe, the combination with a toe callr forming a continuousannular frame around a recess adapted-to receive and hold grit from theroad, and having an auxiliary wearing surface on the medial line of theshoe extending inwardly from the inner margin of said frame, in saidrecess, and having an auxlhary wearing surface of sa1d 7 frame extendinglaterally upon one side thereof projecting laterally beyond'the norencyto maximum wear upon one side of the toe of the shoe, by the rollingaction of the horse, is counteracted both by the construction andarrangement of the toe calk and by the construction and arrangement ofthe heel I calks in cooperative relation therewith.

3. In a horseshoe, the combination with'a toe call; forming a continuousannular frame around a recess adapted to receive and hold grit from theroad, and having an auxiliary wearing surface on the medial line of theshoe extending inwardly from the inner margin of said frame, in saidrecess, and 7 having an auxiliary wearing surface of said frameextending laterally upon one side thereof projecting laterally beyondthe nor mal contour of the shoe; of a calk upon the heel of the shoe, atthat side,in longitudinal alinement with said lateral wearing surface;whereby the shoe has a tendency to roll upon that side of the toeopposite to the side which is caused to roll by the action of the horse,so that the tendency to maximum wear upon one side of the toe of theshoe, by the rolling action of the horse, is counteracted both by theconstruction and arrangement of the toe calk and by the construction andarrange having an auxiliary Wearing surface of said frame extendinglaterally upon one side thereof projecting laterally beyond the nor malcontour of the shoe; of a calk upon the heel of the shoe, upon the sideopposite said lateral projection; said heel calk being out oflongitudinal alinement with the edge of the toe calk upon that side;whereby the shoe has a tendency to roll upon that side of the toeopposite to the side which is caused to roll by the action. of thehorse, so that the tendency to maximum Wear upon one side of the toe ofthe shoe, by the rolling action of the horse, is counteracted both bythe construction and arrangement of the toe calk and by the constructionand arrangement of the heel calk in cooperative relation therewith.

5. In a horseshoe, the combination With a toe calk forming a continuousannular frame around a recess adapted to receive and hold grit from theroad, and having an auxiliary wearing surface on the medial line of theshoe extending inwardly from the inner margin of said frame, in saidrecess, affording a wearing surface at that region approximately doublethe Width, from front to rear, of the other portions of the front ofsaid frame, and having an auxiliary wearing surface of said frameextending laterally upon one side thereof so as to afford a wearingsurface, at that side, approximately double the width of the narrowerportions of the frame and projecting laterally beyond the normal contourof the shoe.

6. A horseshoe having a toe calk forming a continuous annular framearound a recess adapted to receive and hold grit from the road, andhaving an auxiliary Wearing surface on the medial line of the shoeextending inwardly from the inner margin of said frame, in said recess,and having an auxiliary wearing surface of said frame extendinglaterally upon one side thereof projecting laterally beyond the normalcontour of the shoe.

7 A horseshoe having a toe calk forming a continuous annular framearound a recess adapted to receive and hold grit from the road, andhaving an auxiliary Wearing surface on the medial line of the shoeextending inwardly from the inner margin of said frame, in said recess,and having an auxiliary Wearing surface of said frame extendinglaterally upon one side thereof.

8. A horseshoe having a toe calk forming a continuous annular framearound a recess adapted to receive and hold grit from the road, andhaving an auxiliary wearing surface on the medial line of the shoeextending inwardly from the inner margin of said frame, in said recess.

9. A horseshoe having a projection upon one side of its toe, forming anauxiliary Wearing surface extending laterally beyond the normal contourof the shoe, and a recess in. said toe, extending in said auxiliarywearing surface, adapted to receive and hold grit from the road.

10. A horseshoe having a recess in its wearing surface, at its toe,adapted to receive and hold grit from the road and extending laterallymore upon one side than the other of the longitudinal medial line of theshoe.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, this thirtieth day of December, 1914.

BERNARD COURLAENDER, JR.

Witnesses:

E1). BEERY, JOHN J. SHEA.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of I'atents, Washington, D. G.

